The Palace Is Gone, So What's the Point of Fighting?

[My next book will be *After the General's Trial Marriage*. The blurb is at the end~] ***Blurb: Zhuang Lan and Lu Shen are sworn enemies, as everyone knows. The masters they serve scheme and vie for favor in the Forbidden City. Each loyal to their own master, the two of them are like fire and water, glaring daggers whenever they meet. But who could have expected that before the palace struggle was even over, the dynasty would fall? Consort Lin entrusts her daughter to Zhuang Lan, while Consort Wu entrusts her son to Lu Shen. By a twist of fate, the two end up traveling together as they flee the palace! Well, now that the palace is gone, what's the point of fighting? Even a fool knows staying alive comes first. What else can they do? Make peace. - [Cool-headed, composed, and both sweet and sharp leopard of a palace guard VS a hot-tempered little wildcat of a palace maid who scratches at the slightest provocation] ***The male lead is a guard! A guard! Not a eunuch! Fictional setting, no historical nitpicking. ***[Historical romance, upcoming: *After the General's Trial Marriage*] Blurb: Wanqi has had a hard life. The Grand Empress Dowager personally selected her as Princess Dunyi's trial-marriage attendant. By custom, whether or not the princess ultimately marries, Wanqi will belong to the princess's consort. Runzhou is aloof by nature. That night, he doesn't even touch Wanqi, leaving her with just one sentence: "Tomorrow, report back to the palace that I'm impotent. As for how you explain it, figure that out yourself. In any case, you have to help me call off this marriage." Wanqi is timid. Lying to the emperor is a grave offense, and she doesn't dare agree. As if he can see right through her, the man raises an eyebrow and scoffs. "If you refuse, don't wait for the emperor to have your head chopped off. First see whether you'll make it out of my general's residence alive." * Ever since Wanqi entered his household, Runzhou has provided for her in luxury but paid her little attention. Until one day, he accidentally catches sight of Wanqi after her bath. The smooth, pale curve of her neck and back falls directly into his gaze. "Rumors are flying around the capital, and he doesn't deny them. I've been here for so long, and he still shows no sign of consummating the marriage. Maybe he really does have some hidden ailment." Following the principle that one should avert one's eyes from impropriety, Runzhou has already turned to leave when he hears Wanqi and her maid discussing him. A vein in his temple begins to throb. He thinks it over. Wait, that can't be right. She's his woman. What is there he can't look at? Runzhou turns back, a simmering anger in his heart. "Tonight, I'll show you whether or not I have some hidden ailment." - - Other completed works: *The Swallows Return to Their Nest*, *Spoiled by My Wife* Theme: